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Celebrations in Belgrade After Student-Led Election Victory
On Sunday, the Student List unseated longtime leader Aleksandar Vucic, ending his 14-year rule as tens of thousands celebrated the historic result across Belgrade and the country.
Demonstrations erupted following the 2024 collapse of a railway station canopy in Novi Sad that killed 16 people, though Vucic and the Serbian Progressive Party repeatedly denied corruption allegations.
Without a single figurehead, the movement selected 250 diverse professionals, including cardiologist Ilija Srdanovic as head of the candidate list, to represent them in parliament.
Under Serbia's constitution, the new coalition has 90 days to form a government once parliament convenes, though Teneo Global Research warned Monday that bureaucratic resistance could complicate the transition.
Student List representative Jovo Bakic confirmed the movement intends to maintain Serbia's partnership with Russia while pursuing European accession, as Ukraine and European officials watch the transition closely.
Tens of thousands of people returned last night from 7 p.m. to celebrate the victory at the Studentska Lista elections in Slavija Square, in the center of Belgrade, where the big closing electoral rally was held on 22 October and where last night it was celebrated. On stage a DJ did [...] The article Thousands of people in Belgrade square: the party for the victory of the student list comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.